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Cory Wong's StingRay II is finally here
Vulfpeck's Cory Wong teams up with Sterling By Music Man for an affordable signature guitar that trades single-coils for humbuckers.
In brief
Vulfpeck's Cory Wong teams up with Sterling By Music Man for an affordable signature guitar that trades single-coils for humbuckers. Cory Wong's new StingRay II signature guitar costs $749 and features dual humbuckers for the fatter tone he wanted while keeping the quality features that matter. Originally reported by…
Cory Wong's new signature model
Sterling By Music Man unveiled the StingRay II at NAMM 2026, a $749 double-cut guitar with dual humbuckers in Pearl Blue or Silver with a white pickguard.
Why humbuckers for a single-coil guy
Wong built his reputation on Stratocaster single-coils but wanted more fatness in his tone. He collaborated with Ernie Ball Music Man's R&D team to design a guitar that delivered the thickness he was seeking.
“I am known by a lot of people as somebody who plays a single-coil guitar. But there was a lack of just a fatness in some of the things I wanted to play.”
Built with quality components
The StingRay II features a caramelized maple neck bolted to a double-contoured alder body, with a rosewood fingerboard, locking tuners, and vintage-style tremolo.
Fender scale, Gibson radius
The guitar combines a Fender-style 25.5 inch scale length with a Gibson-style 12 inch fingerboard radius, giving players the best of both worlds in playability.
What you get for $749
Dual humbuckers with a three-way switch, volume and tone controls, and all the hardware mentioned above make this a lot of guitar for the price. Note: it does not include a gig bag.
Here's the gist
Cory Wong's new StingRay II signature guitar costs $749 and features dual humbuckers for the fatter tone he wanted while keeping the quality features that matter.
